Railroad snow-plow



J. K. BABCOCK.

Car-Track Clearer.

Patented Feb. 16; 1858.

N. PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFNER. WASHINGTON, D c.

TCE.

J. K. BABCOGK, OF HONEOYE FALLS, NEW YORK.

RAILROAD SNOW-PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 19,389, dated February 16, 1858.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. K. BABCOCK, of Honeoye Falls, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Snow-Plowfor Rail roads; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure1, is a longitudinal vertical sect on of my improvement taken in theline (00) (m) Fig. 3. Fig. 2, is a transverse ver tical section ofditto, taken in the line (y), (y), Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a plan or top viewof ditto.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

This invention consists in having two oblong rectangular boxes placedparallel with each other upon a truck and so mounted that they may, whenfilled, be readily tilted and the snow discharged from them. An inclinedplane is mounted on wheels and connected to the front end of the truckto form a share, and the outer sides of the boxes are provided withdoors peculiarly arranged so that they may, when necessary be adjustedto form mold boards or deflectors and the plow rendered capable ofclearing the rails of snow of greater or less depth.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention I will proceed to describe it.

A, A, are two oblong rectangular boxes, which are placed side by side ona low truck B, the boxes being connected to the truck at the centers oftheir bottoms by joints (a) arranged or constructed in any suitable wayto allow the boxes to tilt, as shown in red, Fig. 2. The boxes A, shouldbe as nearly balanced as may be on the joints so that they may bereadily tilted or dumped, and the outer side of each box is formed of adoor (7)) the upper edges of which are jointed or hinged to the boxes,so that their lower ends will move outward as the boxes are tilted andtheir contents allowed to pass out from them, see red lines Fig. 2. Thetwo boxes are secured in an upright position on the truck by clamps (c)which are formed of metal strips bent as shown clearly in Fig. 2, andplaced over the top edges of the inner sides of the boxes. The boxes maybe constructed of metal plate, boiler iron, for instance, and the truckmay be constructed of wood. The boxes and truck may be of any suitablelength as occasion may require or experience dictate.

To the front end of the truck B, an inclined plane C, is attached bybolts (cl). This inclined plane rests upon wheels (6) and its front endnearly or quite touches the treads of the rails (f) its back end beingflush with the bottoms (h) of the boxes. The front ends of the boxes areopen but the back ends are closed, being provided with backs (g), equalin height to the sides.

The upper edges of the doors (6) are provided with loops or eyes (0)through which rods (cl) pass. these rods and the lower ends of the doorsmay be secured to the sides of the bottoms (h) of their respective boxesby catches The back ends of the rods (d) are fitted in bearings j) whichare pivoted to metallic frames (70') in the back ends of the boxes A,the bearings are allowed to turn on the frames (70), and the front endsof the rods (CZ) are bent in hook form as shown at (is) and are fittedin frames (1) at the front ends of the boxes. The frames (70) (Z) serveas supports to the boxes rendering them stiff and increasing theirstrength and durability.

The operation is as follows: When the track is obstructed by deep snowsthe device is shoved forward by the locomotive until the boxes A, A, arefilled. The locomotive is then backed, the device removed from thecutwhich it made by being filled, the catches of the doors unfastened andthe clamps (a) removed. The boxes A, A, will then readily tilt as shownin red Fig. 2, the doors (1)) swinging outward so that the snow mayreadily pass therefrom. lVhen the boxes are emptied of their contentsthey are replaced in an upright position as before, secured in suchposition by the clamps (a), the doors (6) secured by the catches and theoperation repeated. If the snow to be removed is not of considerabledepth the doors (2)) are adjusted in an oblique position as shown in redFig. 3. This is eflected by removing the hooks (7c) of the rods (d) fromthe outer ends of the frames (Z) and inserting them in holes near theirinner ends, the pivoted bearings (j) permitting this movement oradjustment of the rods. By this means the doors (6) are converted intomold boards The doors (Z2) swing on or deflectors and cast the snow offfrom each side of the track as fast as it is shoveled up by the platformC. Thus it will be seen that the device is rendered available forperfect operation in either heavy or light snows.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. Forming the body of the plow or device of two boxes A, A, mounted onthe truck B substantially as shown so that said 'boXes may be tiltedfor" the purpose of readily discharging their contents.

2. I also claim in combination with the boxes A, A, the inclined planeC, mounted on wheels (6) and applied to the truck D,

Eubstantially as and for the purpose speci- 3. I further claim attachingthe doors (6) to the boxes A, A, by means of the rods (d) fitted in thepivoted bearings (j) at one end and provided with hooks (70) at theopposite ends whereby the doors are rendered capable of being adjustedeither parallel with each other and forming sides for the boxes A, A, orin oblique positions to form mold boards or deflectors for the purposesherein set forth.

JABEZ K. BABCOCK.

Witnesses:

H. B. MINER, G. B. MCBRIDE.

